That Was Then... This Is Now
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| That Was Then... This Is Now | |
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| Directed by | Christopher Cain |
| Produced by | Gary R. Lindberg John M. Ondov |
| Written by | S.E. Hinton (novel) Emilio Estevez |
| Starring | Emilio Estevez Craig Sheffer Larry B. Scott Morgan Freeman |
| Music by | Bill Cuomo Keith Olsen |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchia |
| Editing by | Ken Johnson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 8, 1985 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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That Was Then... This Is Now is a 1985 film of an S.E. Hinton book. It starred Emilio Estevez, who also wrote the screenplay, and Craig Sheffer in the main roles. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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[edit] Plot
Mark Jennings' (Emilio Estevez) only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer) starts spending time with a new girlfriend (Kim Delaney), Mark begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.
[edit] Cast
- Emilio Estevez as Mark Jennings
- Craig Sheffer as Bryon Douglas
- Larry B. Scott as Terry Jones
- Brooks Gardner as Tim Shepard
- Matthew Dudley as Curly Shepard
- Jill Schoelen as Angela Shepard
- Kim Delaney as Cathy Carlson
- Barbara Babcock as Mrs. Douglas
- Frank Howard as M&M Carlson
- Morgan Freeman as Charlie Woods
- Francis X. McCarthy as Mr. Carlson
- Diane Dorsey as Mrs. Carlson
- Ramon Estevez as Mike Chambers
[edit] Trivia
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- The movie That Was Then... This Is Now takes place in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The S.E. Hinton novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- This is the only film adaption of an S.E. Hinton book that does not star Matt Dillon.
- This is the third adaption of an S.E. Hinton novel that features Emilio Estevez. He played Johnny Collins in Tex and Two-Bit Matthews in The Outsiders, which were supporting characters in those other books. Emilio's character in That Was Then...This is Now is one of the main characters.
- According to her website, this is the only film adaption of her book that author S.E. Hinton was not directly involved in.
[edit] External links
- That Was Then... This Is Now at the Internet Movie Database
- That Was Then... This Is Now at Allmovie
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